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Hot Springs Hearing on CNEC Application to explore for uranium near Craven Canyon

April 13 @ 8:00 am - April 17 @ 5:00 pm

Exact details of hearing not yet known. Location in Hot  Springs not yet known, Start and end time of hearings is not yet known.

The motion for a change of venue to Hot Springs  – for mid April 2026 hearing on proposed uranium exploration near  Craven Canyon – was granted on 3/18/26 by the Board of Minerals & Environment. The new  venue/location of hearing on Clean Nuclear Energy Corporation Uranium Exploration Permit Application; EXNI 453.

in Hot Springs is not yet known. Watch for update on details.  There are two different processes going on for approval requests to explore for uranium near Craven Canyon. One is to explore on private land and is being considered/reviewed by the SD Board of Minerals and Environment. Another request is to explore on Forest Service lands and is being considered/reviewed by the Forest Service.  This notice is about the request on private land.

 

The full board packet and the link for live streaming the 3/18/26 Board  of M&E was available on the South Dakota Boards and Commissions Portal at archives:

https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=67

For more information about the Chord Project, go to Black Hills Clean Water Alliance  webpage at:

https://bhcleanwateralliance.org/chord-project/

 

Details

  • Start: April 13 @ 8:00 am
  • End: April 17 @ 5:00 pm